The [instrument] is a non-transposing instrument known for its distinctive tone colour, wide range, variety of character and agility.
The term [instrument] may be used generally, to include all such instruments such as the marimba, balafon and even the semantron.
The majority of [instrument] are of indefinite pitch, although small disc-shaped [instrument] based on ancient designs sound a definite note (see: crotales).
The term also refers generally to any string instrument having the strings running in a plane parallel to the sound table (in the Hornbostel–Sachs system).
A [instrument] is played by using the mouth (lips and tongue) to direct air into or out of one or more holes along a mouthpiece.
The concertina and bandoneón are related; the harmonium and American reed organ are in the same family.
The instrument is usually held by a loop of some form of thread or wire at the top curve.
The term [instrument] is equally correct in the singular or plural, though pipers usually refer to the [instrument] as 'the pipes', 'a set of pipes' or 'a stand of pipes'.
Like the clarinet, [instrument] have holes in the instrument which the player closes using a system of key mechanisms.
This typically involves the use of a sound board and a sound box to strengthen the vibrations of the strings.
The courses are normally tuned in a succession of perfect fifths.
It is a member of the violin family of musical instruments, which also includes the violin and viola and the double bass.
It first appeared in the mid 19th-century, making it one of the newer instruments in the modern orchestra and concert band.
[Instrument]-like instruments have historically been used as signaling devices in battle or hunting, with examples dating back to at least 1500 BC.
Nearly all [instrument] have a telescoping slide mechanism that varies the length of the instrument to change the pitch.
Consequently, the [instrument] is limited to notes within the harmonic series.
Early forms of the instrument were fashioned by Africans in America, adapted from African instruments of similar design.
Historically, it has been applied to any instrument of the cittern family, or an instrument consisting of many strings stretched across a thin, flat body – similar to a psaltery.
This gave rise to the name ottavino (Italian for 'little octave'), the name by which the instrument is referred to in the scores of Italian composers.
The [instrument] is classified as a plaque friction idiophone with direct friction (132.22) under the Hornbostel-Sachs system of musical instrument classification.
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